Failed GOP Candidate Changes Name To Cesar Chavez, Runs As Democrat

Scott Fistler, a GOP candidate from Arizona who previously failed at runs for both Congress and the Phoenix City Council, will now be running to fill Rep. Ed Pastor's (D-Ariz.) seat in the heavily Hispanic 7th congressional district. But this time, he'll be running as Cesar Chavez, a Democrat.

The Arizona Capitol Times reports that in November, Fistler petitioned a state superior court and paid $319 to legally change his name to that of the famous labor leader, stating in the petition that because of his name, he's "experienced many hardships."

Thomas Steyer, former head of the San Francisco-based hedge fund Farallon Capital, has given $20,753,000 to super PACs in the 2014 election.
A staunch environmentalist, Steyer has donated $20,253,000 to the super PAC he founded to help elect more lawmakers who support action on climate change. Steyer also gave $500,000 to Senate Majority PAC.
CE Action Committee (formerly NextGen Committee) spent millions in 2013 to support Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) in his successful special election bid and to help Democrat Terry McAuliffe win the Virginia governorship.
Steyer told Bloomberg Businessweek that he wants to push climate change into election conversations in 2014 and beyond. "If you look at the 2012 campaign, climate change was like incest -- something you couldn't talk about in polite company," he said.
Steyer was not a super PAC donor in the 2012 election.